By Dave Workman
The number of homicides in Chicago is continuing on a downward trend, according to data posted on HeyJackass.com, a popular website which tracks murders in the Windy City, although over the weekend it looked like killers were trying to take up the slack.
According to CBS News, three people were killed and 26 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago.
There appears to be some disparity in the homicide numbers posted by HeyJackass,com and the Chicago Sun-Times. The HeyJackass website says there have been 401 total slayings this year, while the newspaper puts the number at 367, although that number could be limited to the number of people fatally shot. HeyJackass lists 337 gun-related homicides so far. The Sun-Times keeps a running list of homicide victims, and according to the newspaper its data is a compilation of data from reporting, information from law enforcement and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. It is updated daily.
So far in November, 21 persons have been fatally shot and 103 have been wounded, HeyJackass says. The year so far has seen 1,483 people shot and wounded.
Back in 2021, there were 789 slayings in the city, according to the website. This year’s total represents a significant slide in the number of killings, although there are still 5 ½ weeks remaining in 2025.
Back in July, Stateline reported that violent crime has continue to decline this year, which may require some backpedaling by anti-gunners who predicted homicides would increase as the number of states adopting permitless “constitutional” carry statutes has expanded to 29, and even with a no-permit requirement, the Crime Prevention Research Center’s most recent data on the number of active concealed handgun permits/licenses is above 21 million. New CPRC data is expected to be released within days.
Stateline’s mid-year report noted, “Homicides fell 17% in the first half of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024,” although during the same period, five cities reportedly saw increases in murder. That information came from a report released by the Council on Criminal Justice.
The five cities in the report were identified as Little Rock, Ark., Virginia Beach, Va., Arlington, Texas, Richmond, Va., and Milwaukee, Wis.
